Good morning, Canberra. After the early fog clears we should be in for a pleasant day with a top of 15 degrees. Here's what's making headlines. |
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Subscriber only: The ACT government wants to know why the AIS Arena was closed, but Sport Australia is remaining tight-lipped. |
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Australia is set to dramatically beef up its military power in the Indo-Pacific region, spending billions on weapons and infrastructure. |
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ACT healthcare workers who have visited COVID-19 hotspots in Melbourne will be told not to come into work for two weeks. |
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Subscriber only: Cars, bank accounts and houses seized in the case of public servants accused of conspiring to defraud government. |
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Concerns have been raised about Snowy 2.0, after Environment Minister Sussan Ley gave the final green light despite a damning audit. |
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Programs like Young Talent Time and A Country Practice, plus 60 years of news and Melbourne Cup footage, among those now saved. |
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Subscriber only: A package of contraband was dropped by drone into Canberra's secure prison yard, and a detainee broke curfew to get it. |
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Analysis: How will the money be spent and what kind of people will be employed by the Australian Signals Directorate? |
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Subscriber only: Canberran inspired by his grandfather's words on the way to being nominated for the AFL Rising Star award. |
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Subscriber only: In a bid to get the Green Machine back on track, Ricky Stuart has dropped Curtis Scott and tinkered with his back line. |
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Surround yourself in nature or shake up your lakeside visit this weekend with one of these five free nature walks in the ACT. |
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| Times Past On this day in 1987 The Canberra Times reported that Canberrans who owned holiday homes on the South Coast had lost some of their voting rights in NSW local government elections. This was due to a piece of legislation, described as "grossly unfair" by Canberra and District Association of Eurobodalla Shire Ratepayers president Mr Gerard Sellars, passed in the NSW government amending the Local Government Act. READ MORE |
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